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Warriors star Kevin Durant apologizes for India comments

San Francisco, Aug 12 (AP)- Basketball star Kevin Durant has issued an apology for calling India "20 years behind" and several other comments about the Asian country.The Golden State Warriors forward tweeted on Friday that he's "sorry that my comments about India were taken out of context."Durant said he plans to return to India to run more basketball camps and meant no disrespect.Durant traveled to India recently and spoke about the trip in an interview with The Athletic website published...

Thrilling Premier League start Arsenal edges Leicester

London, Aug 12 (AP)- The Premier League made a thrilling return, and Arsenal finally had something to cele-brate on the opening weekend.It took the arrival of Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud from the bench in the second half to turn it around against Leicester and give Arsenal only its second...

Federer, Canadian teen Shapovalov reach semis in Montreal

Montreal, Aug 12 (AP)- Roger Federer advanced to the semifinals of the Rogers Cup and was joined later Fri-day by Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov, who followed his upset of Rafael Nadal with another three-set victory.The 18-year-old left-hander from Richmond Hill, Ontario beat France's Adrian...